Picture shows the Hip mask, from the Kingdom of Benin, undated. Eight Swiss museums are a part of the Benin Initiative Switzerland, to research the origin of their holdings from Kingdom of Benin. (Museum Rietberg, Rainer Wolfsberger/Newsflash)
More Than Half Exhibited Benin Objects In Switzerland Were Most Likely Looted By British Troops, Shows Research
Over half of the artefacts from the former African Kingdom of Benin that are exhibited in Switzerland ended up there after they were stolen by British soldiers in the 19th…
